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ExclusiveIran working with mediators to break deadlock with US in New York meetings
President Trump announced that US and Iranian officials held a three-hour meeting
DispatchNew York on adrenalin: 1,000 bilateral meetings requested at UNGA
UN General Assembly delegates from around the world have taken over the streets … and almost everyone is carrying a coffee cup
Qatar proposes Gulf-Iran 'economic interdependence' as path to long-term stability
Majed Al Ansari says arrangement would need security guarantees to ensure Gulf countries are not attacked by Iran during future confrontations
InterviewUN ready to investigate use of chemical weapons in Sudan civil war
Houthi escalation in Yemen 'very dangerous', UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric tells The National in interview ahead of General Assembly
Iraq and Jordan to join Trump-GCC meeting amid US-Arab diplomacy push
UNGA talks expected to focus on US-Iran conflict
Houthis 'assured' US they would not attack American ships
News comes days after US Vice President JD Vance said Washington has been in 'direct conversations' with the rebels
ExclusiveShadow Man, IRGC flight and a secret meeting: Iran’s hand in Houthi offensive
Advance potentially extends Tehran's pressure on shipping in Strait of Hormuz to Bab Al Mandeb
Yemeni rebels used AI software to design and build guided weapons
Projects included proposed missile variants such as hypersonic glide vehicle, technology normally associated with world’s most advanced militaries
From phone taps to arrests: Inside Lebanon and Syria's security partnership
Move against 'Assad-linked plotters' offers rare window into growing security partnership between Beirut and Damascus
CommentIraq and Lebanon must rise together or fall one last time
The problems of the two countries have spilled over their borders for far too long
ExclusiveHouthis plan to escalate Yemen conflict in support of Iran
Sources reveal multipronged strategy as other militant groups retreat underground, while timing escalation to maximise potential gains
AnalysisSupreme leader with no supreme power: Mojtaba Khamenei's absence exposes cracks in Iran's ruling order
A meeting in a car and rumours of sickness shed light on the shifting role of a leader whose authority was previously indisputable
ExclusiveIran wants sanctions relief in exchange for toll-free Strait of Hormuz transit
Tehran looking to exploit situation before resuming broader peace talks with US
Little-known facts about Sheikh Hamad
Qatar's Father Emir first shared his ambition to host World Cup over dinner with former Fifa president Sepp Blatter
AnalysisWill Syria play a kingmaker role in Lebanon again?
While Damascus seeks to please the US by potentially helping Lebanon confront Iranian influence, its rulers also want to avoid falling into a bloody quagmire
